The Vatican announced today (July 28, 2018) that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, from the College of Cardinals, ordering him to a "life of prayer and penance" after allegations that the cardinal sexually abused minors and adult seminarians over the course of decades, according to the NY Times website.
Acting quickly to contain a widening sex abuse scandal at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church, the pope suspended the cardinal from the exercise of any public ministry after receiving his resignation letter last night.
Pope Francis also demanded in a statement that the prelate remain in seclusion "until the accusations made against him are examined in a regular canonical trial."
Cardinal McCarrick, now 88, is believed to be the first cardinal in history to step down from the College of Cardinals because of sexual abuse allegations.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment